Paramedic

Job Summary: Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue wants you to join our dedicated and compassionate team! We are seeking candidates from a variety of backgrounds and experiences who are ready for dynamic and rewarding work. The District's emergency medical services continue to expand in number and complexity. Ensuring we have the right person, with the right qualifications, doing the right job is essential to TVF&R providing effective medical care to the community.

PARAMEDICS are responsible for operating a transport capable medic unit in response to emergency and non-emergency medical incidents and providing advanced life support medical care and transport of the ill and injured. They perform emergency medical duties consistent with Oregon Paramedic licensure and District policy, with the principle duties to include preventing the loss of life from fire by way of emergency medical response and supporting fire suppression efforts. New hires in this role may be assigned to staff a day-time 40-hour Medic Unit or a 24-hour Medic Unit any day of the week.

Essential Functions: The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following duties and responsibilities:

EMS CARE:

• Performs emergency medical services consistent with Oregon Paramedic licensure and District policy.
• Responds as part of a team to medical alarms, event standbys, and other emergencies and performs appropriate emergency medical service.
• Responds to emergency scenes and maintains radio communication with the Dispatch office, local hospitals for medical consultation, and other response units.
• Directs or provides advanced life support care.
• Drives apparatus as needed or assigned.

PATIENT CARE REPORTING:

• Completes all reports by computer dealing with patient care as needed to record, and bill for, emergency responses and transports.

FIRE GROUND TASKS:

• Performs tasks on fire ground consistent with training.

MAINTENANCE:

• Maintains, checks, tests, and repairs assigned life support equipment and facilities.
• Responsible for equipment and station checks following District policies, procedures, guidelines, and safety rules as outlined in federal, state, and local regulations.
• Performs general maintenance work in cleaning, storing, and reloading equipment and supplies.
• Cleans and maintains vehicles and District equipment as well as assists in the maintenance of the fire station and fire station grounds as assigned.

DISTRICT FAMILIARIZATION:

• Participates in familiarization of large buildings, verifies or corrects response aid information, and performs all other preparatory and maintenance functions as required.

PUBLIC EDUCATION:

• Assists the public in education and fire prevention, including station tours, classroom presentations, and greeting the public at fire stations.

OTHER REPORTING:

• Compiles, writes, and submits required reports by computer for emergency and non-emergency activities.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent. Post-high school education or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• One year of relevant full-time paramedic experience. Relevancy of experience is defined by the following: Recent: No greater than a 12-month gap between end of full-time practice and the application closing date.
• Transporting: Experience is in a transporting paramedic role.
• Call volume (preferred): Experience is in a 911 system of comparable call volume to TVF&R with high unit hours utilization.

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURES:

• Must possess a valid Paramedic license at the time of application.
• Must also possess a valid State of Oregon Paramedic license by date of employment and maintain license in order to perform the duties of a paramedic.
• Must possess a current, valid driver's license and maintain a driving record insurable by the District's insurer in order to drive a District vehicle.
• Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)certification, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification (or equivalent) preferred.
• Critical Care Paramedic, Community Paramedic certification and/or experience is preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must effectively perform essential job functions under stressful physical and mental conditions.
• Must put on and properly adjust personal protective equipment within specified time frames without needing assistance.
• Must perform critical, time-sensitive, complex problem solving during physical exertion in stressful, hazardous environments.
• Must understand a variety of fire suppression and prevention materials and information within scope of work.
• Must execute full physical exertion and mental activity at all times of the day/night in responding to alarms and emergency situations.
• Must remain calm and maintain composure when confronting stressful and emergency situations.

ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS: Persons needing accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for any part of the application process should contact Human Resources staff at 503-649-8577. We accept operator relay calls. If you’re deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please call 711 for assistance.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: It is the District's policy to provide eligible veterans and former state servicemembers (National Guard) with preference as required by law and as requested. Applicants must provide certification of eligibility for entitlement to the preference (e.g. DD-214 long form clearly showing discharge status) with the application submission by the closing date of the posting.

Compensation: Per the labor union contract the monthly pay range for this position is $6,966.77 -$8,870.06

Apply online at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/tvfr/jobs/5319664/paramedic?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

TVF&R is an equal-opportunity employer and seeks to attract a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve in order to deliver safe, professional, high-performance service.